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The missing or altered X chromosome of Turner syndrome causes errors during fetal development and other developmental problems after birth â short stature, ovarian failure and learning disabilities. Physical characteristics and health complications that arise from the chromosomal error vary greatly.
Some women with Turner syndrome have a chromosomal change in only some of their cells, which is known as mosaicism. Some cells have the usual two sex chromosomes (either two X chromosomes or one X chromosome and one Y chromosome), and other cells have only one copy of the X chromosome.